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Definition of Hardship
1. Noun. A state of misfortune or affliction. "A life of hardship"
Exact synonyms: Adversity, Hard Knocks
Specialized synonyms: Ill-being, Catastrophe, Disaster, Extremity, Distress, Affliction, Victimization, Low-water Mark, Nadir
Generic synonyms: Bad Luck, Ill Luck, Misfortune, Tough Luck
Derivative terms: Adverse
Specialized synonyms: Ill-being, Catastrophe, Disaster, Extremity, Distress, Affliction, Victimization, Low-water Mark, Nadir
Generic synonyms: Bad Luck, Ill Luck, Misfortune, Tough Luck
Derivative terms: Adverse
2. Noun. Something hard to endure. "The asperity of northern winters"
Exact synonyms: Asperity, Grimness, Rigor, Rigorousness, Rigour, Rigourousness, Severeness, Severity
Generic synonyms: Difficultness, Difficulty
Specialized synonyms: Sternness
Derivative terms: Grim, Severe
Generic synonyms: Difficultness, Difficulty
Specialized synonyms: Sternness
Derivative terms: Grim, Severe
3. Noun. Something that causes or entails suffering. "The many hardships of frontier life"
Definition of Hardship
1. n. That which is hard to bear, as toil, privation, injury, injustice, etc.
Definition of Hardship
1. Noun. (countable or uncountable) Difficulty or trouble; hard times. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hardship
1. a difficult, painful condition [n -S]